Senior Accountant

Bed Bath & Beyond; Center (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bed Bath & Beyond in Indiana is seeking a seasoned accounting professional to manage journal entries for e-commerce expenses, perform reconciliations, and analyze cost trends.

You will support month-end close, ensure SOX controls, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on new initiatives and financial data validations.

The role requires strong attention to detail and proactive process improvements to support accurate financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Prepare and review journal entries related to expenses.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and resolve reconciling items.
• Analyze expense results and variances for management.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.
• Validate financial data from various source systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on transactions and initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes.
• Provide accounting support for adhoc requests.
• Follow company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review journal entries related to e-commerce expenses.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and investigate reconciling items.
• Analyze expense results, identify trends and variances, and provide explanations.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.

Skills

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Expense analysis

SOX compliance

Month-end close

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial data validation

Process improvement

Interpreting financial data

Ad hoc requests

Job description

We Go Beyond

At Bed Bath & Beyond, we believe that everyone should “Be You!”. Bed Bath & Beyond is a community that upholds a culture of understanding, acceptance, and respect. We believe a person’s individuality is at the core of diversity, and those traits, beliefs, and characteristics should be valued and embraced. Living by this ethos is essential to the success of our business. Our goal is to foster a more diverse environment where every employee visibly demonstrates inclusive behaviors and respect for individuals.

• Prepare and review journal entries related to e-commerce expenses, including utilities, marketing, supplies, payroll, and other expenses.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and investigate and resolve reconciling items.
• Analyze expense results, identify trends and variances, and provide explanations to management.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities within established deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
• Support accrual calculations and validation of financial data from various source systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and reporting efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate accounting treatment of transactions and new business initiatives.
• Supports and assists with finance related IT projects
• Provides accounting support for adhoc requests and new business activities
• Perform other duties as required and assigned by manager and upper management.
• Follow legal policies as directed

Physical Requirements

This position requires you to sit, stand and perform general office functions. You may also be required to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally. Bending, stooping and reaching are also frequently required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and associates. This policy includes our commitment to ensure that all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status (including Vietnam era veterans), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other non-job-related characteristic protected by law.